I am looking for recommendations for "off grid" and/or "hacker" novels.

[rhett o rick]

By off grid, I don't mean energy free, I mean off the government's grid. I liked Neuromancer also the hacking adventures in "Girl with a Dragon Tattoo."

[PoliticAverse]

1. Perhaps you'd like Cory Doctorow's _Little Brother_...

Description: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_Brother_%28Doctorow_novel%29

Which you can actually download and read for free from Doctrow's website:
http://craphound.com/littlebrother/download/

[rhett o rick]

6. Thanks, I downloaded it and am reading it now. nm

[rhett o rick]

11. I read it and liked it. I especially liked the chapter dedications to specific bookstores.

Also liked all the info printing at the end of the book. Thanks for the recommendation.

[PoliticAverse]

12. Glad you enjoyed it. There's also the sequel Homeland

Description: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homeland_%28Cory_Doctorow_novel%29

Also available for free download:
http://craphound.com/homeland/download/

[rhett o rick]

13. Thank you for the tip. nm

[rhett o rick]

14. I am looking for a guide for beginners on how to increase one's privacy/security. Nothing radical

but what are the first steps in being more secure?

[OxQQme]

2. Edward Abbey

Edward Paul Abbey (January 29, 1927 – March 14, 1989) was an American author and essayist noted for his advocacy of environmental issues, criticism of public land policies, and anarchist political views.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Abbey

His best-known works include the novel The Monkey Wrench Gang, which has been cited as an inspiration by radical environmental groups, and the non-fiction work Desert Solitaire.

[rhett o rick]

7. Thanks, I have a hold on it at the library. nm

[petronius]

3. John Barnes' "Candle" has off-grid elements

Might be worth a look...

[rhett o rick]

8. Thanks, will look into that. nm

[flying rabbit]

4. Snowcrash

by Neal Stephenson.
Excellent cyberpunk novel.

[rhett o rick]

9. Thanks, I will look into that. nm

[japple]

5. John Twelve Hawks' trilogy beginning with The Traveler is good

and exciting. He has a new book titled Spark, which I have not read, but it's now on my list. His Traveler trilogy really opened my eyes to a lot of things that are going on esp. constant surveillance.

[rhett o rick]

10. Thanks for the tip. I will have to look into that. nm